Carrier



June 5, 1945.

V 'INVENTOR I 5 Paul J. .Nzemac/f BW ATTORNEY Jul 1e 5;. 1945. P. NIEMACK CARRIER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 12, 1943 INVENTOR Paul J Nce/rzaU/f 744, ATTORNEYS Patented June 5, 1945 q Paul? J.- Niemack,. Denver, to j Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport, j

Conn, inc rpo at of e aware t he x *pplicationvJuly 12, 1943; Serial No. 494,399 v eclaims; (circa- 3y This invention relates to adevice for the handtemporary t r p f n rlyarrangement of a' plurality of small articlessuch as am. mnpflmersp l u l; l

, "The common cartridge primer comprises a metallic cup having a height of the order of oneand-one half times its diameter; while there is substantial variation in' size for different cartridges, the diameter of the primer cup ofa com mon cartridge isof the order of .2"? Withinthe primer l cup is placed a percussion sensitive priming-mixture, andabove the mixture a metallic anv11 havinga point which is partiallyembedded in the priming mixture and a base which is brought to a position substantially flush with the mouth of the cup.. In manufacture; the priming composition is firstplaced in the cups and the cupsare arranged. .in apertures in a suitable'plajte, 3 the anvils superposedi thereon and pressed into place in an anviling or primer assembly press/Q, The

cated adjacent the longitudinal margins thereof of the articles tobeplacedinthedevic but of a primers thus assembled: mustiall subsequently" be visually inspected. on both sides. for Irietal'defects presencerof primingimixture, proper location and seating of anvil; :etc. Thereafter; a

check sample inspection maybe required. After all inspection operations, the primers are dried inaheated chamber and subsequently fed in or- Fig;- 3 is a perspective of the device inverted fromltheFig; 21 position to permitthe removal of the. transfer plate; this position. also. enabling inspectioniof one side of the primers.

uiFigA is a-perspective of the device,.open'ed to permit inspection of the side of the primers opposite that. which is; enabled; by the; device in the Fig. 31position. j

. Fig. 5 is, a perspective of the device, closed and in conditionfor transportation. A if Figsbfifl and 7 show. in'two positions one: of the primers to be handledbythedevice. l

While any suitable material may be used, a

appropriately hard fiberboard "ispreferred.

The device. comprises a .flat base 10 having- 10- shallow upstanding ribs ll,-these ribs being of sufficient height to. obstruct lateralJdisplacement height substantially less than the height of such articles. To one end of lthe base In there is hinged, preferably by a clothhingeJZ, a frame or nriaskidentifiedgenerallybythe numeral [-3 comprising continuous end members [4 (one of which receives the cloth hinge l2), a continuous back member 15; and-partial front members [6 joined derly arrangement to almachinewhich them into cartridgeshells; i

.In theppast, it has beenccustomary to dump primers as. delivered fromthe primer assembly machine intoanappropriate receptacle, later rearrange them in place forjthe purpose of inspec tion; again dumpthem into a receptacle for'trans ferwto the drying roomand subsequently'to the cartridge shell priming machine, and thereagain arrange them in orderly fashion right sideup. for

feed. to suchmachine; 1. l

. The present invention comprises a trayrecep tacle or packagepadapted toreceive a lot -of assembled primers directly from the primerassembly machineall the same sidecup, and to maintain such an orderly arrangement throughout the operations. of inspection, .moving, drying, additional moving and delivery. to theshell priming.

machine; The. receptable is soconstructed as, to

enable complete :visual inspection of all parts of. the assembled primers and to permit removal of I any defectives without upsetting. other primers in thereceptacle nthe drawings l v h h Fig; Iis a perspective of the applianceof the present invention. so opened as toshow in a single view the relationship of all of the parts thereof;

It should bendted that thisp SitiOn isan abnormalonewhich will notbe assumed by the 'recep table in ordinary use.

is a'persipectiveof t he d evice, opened'in position to receive a transfer plate bearings lot of primers as delivered by theprimerassembly machines X toor integral with the: end members 14 but spaced from eachother. The gapjbetween members [6 may provide clearance for the handle portion of a transfer pla eonwhicharticles such as primers are placed in the device, as well as serving other purposes; which will; hereinafter appear;

ferably by a=cloth-hinge 11, acover l8. To the mid-portionof thefreeedge of cover. l8 iszhinged preferably by a clo th hinge l9 ,--a filler block 20 adapted, when cover I8 is closed againstframel 3, to fillthe space between the frame members 16, thus completing a rectangular frame but: enabling them ember Zlltoibe turned on'its. hinge. to facilitate the removal of articles contained withinthe frame i 31 and supported ongthe. cover [8.

In the handling of priiners,the device is used] as follows: 1 r

The'basa lllwbeing down, the device is placed on-asuitable table or other support and opened as shown in Eig.-2, the frame I3 and coverJB pivoting aboutthe hinge l2; A lot of primersyas assembled in the primer assembly machine and supported on asuitable transfer plate, are placed upon. thebase .l0. The. cover I Bandframe I 3 are "then (closed. over the primers'and transfer.

plate, after which the device isv inverted, thecover la beingplacedupon the table or othersupport.

The base l0, which is now. on top and thus func-- ti ns as. a cover, is rotated aboutehinge Ir to ex pose. the primers'now supported oncover' |\B with in'frame l3 and the transfer plate which supported the primers when theywereplacedl in the devicebut nowlies on top ofthem. The trans ferplate is thereuponremoved. Inspection of TO the back imember li of'frame 13; ishinged, pretion, the base In being up, the device is opened,.;

again in the manner illustrated in Fig. 3, and" are found, the filler block 20 is turned about its hinge to enable the defectives to be removed by sliding off from their support l8, rather than being picked up with the fingers with the danger of inverting other primers. of the one side of the primers is complete-the device is closed, as above described, inverted, and cover I8 is opened by rotation about hinge H; the frame I3 remaining in juxtaposition to the base l0, defective articles are again removed by sliding through'the gap between the short frame members "5, the filler block 20 having been withdrawn by reason of its attachment to cover [8. The shallow ribs ll offer only a slight obstruction to sliding defectives from their support in the manner above described. Inspection being complete, the deviceisclosed and set aside, preferably in a suitable rack designed to contain a number of such devices, to await the checkone side of the primers inspected. If defectives" thereto.

=4. A device for the reception, inspection, transportation anddelivery of lots of small articles comprising a frame having two ends, one contin- When theinspection I machine, where each device is in turn opened in the'manner illustrated in Fig. 2 and tilted to slide the lot of primers endwise off from the base l0 between the ribs ll onto an inclined feed member associated with the shell priming machine.

While the device has been described as especially adapted to cartridge primers, it is obviously equally useful for other small articles, and the appended claims are to be so construed.

i What is claimed is:

1. A device, for the reception, inspection, transportation anddelivery of lots'of small articles,

comprising a' frame having three continuous sides and a fourth side presenting a discontinuity, a baseat one side of said frame having a pivotal movement with respect thereto, a' cover at the opposite side of said frame having a pivotal movement with respect thereto, and a filler block hinged to said cover and adapted to complete said frame when said cover is in closed position.

2. v A device, for the reception, inspection, transportation and delivery of lots of small articles, comprising a'base provided with a pair of upstanding ribs located adjacent opposite margins thereof, a frame pivoted at one margin of said base and comprising three continuous sides and a, fourthside presenting a gap, a cover pivoted upon another margin of said frame, and a filler block pivoted upon said cover in position to fill the gap in said frame when said cover is in closed position. a Y

3. A device for the receptiominspection, transportation and delivery of lots of small articles comprising a frame having two ends, one continuous side and a second side comprising a discontinuity, said ends and sides being joined so as to define a, substantially rectangular unicellular aperture for retaining said articles, said articles being removable therefrom through ,the discontinuity of said second side; a base for said frame for supporting articles therein; means to fasten uous side and a second side comprising a discontinuity, said ends and sides being joined so as to define a substantially rectangular unicellular aperture for retaining said articles, said articles being removable therefrom through the discontinuity of said second side; a base for said frame for supporting articles therein,,.said base com"- prising animperforate substantially rectangular member, th ends and sides ofwhich areisubstantially equal in length to'the ends and'sides of said frame; means :to fasten one end of said base to a corresponding end of; said frame forpivotal. movement-with respect thereto; a coverfor said frame for holding articles on said base, said cover: comprising an imperforate substantially rectangular member, the ends and sides of which are substantially equal in length to the. ends and uous side and a second side-comprising a discontinuity, said endsand sides being joined so as to define a substantially rectangular unicellular alp erture for retaining said articles, said articles being removable therefrom through the discontinuity of said secondside; a base for said frame for supporting articles therein, said base compris ing an imperforate substantiallyv rectangular member, the ends and sides of which are sub stantially'equal in length to the en'dsand sides of said frame; means to'fasten one end of said base to a corresponding end ofsaid frame, said fastening means being constructed andarrang'ed to enable said. base to. swing over onto? one face of said'frame; a cover, for said frame for. holding articles on said base,'said cover comprising an imperforate substantially rectangular mem ber, the-ends and sides of which are substantially equal in length to the ends and sides of said frame; and means to fasten one side of said cover to the continuous side of said frame, said fastening means being .constructed'and arranged to enable said'cover to swing over onto the opposite tially rigid frame surrounding and defining a central aperture adapted to loosely, receive a primer die-plate, a gap interrupting one side of said frame to accommodate"thedie-plate handle, a fiat, substantially rigid cover member movably related with said frame to close over and into marginal alignment with one face of said frame, a tab hinged to a margin of said cover to swing between coplanar extension outwardly from said cover margin and overlying engagement, against the inner face of said cover margininposition to fill the gap in theinterrupted frame side when said cover is closed, and a second fiat, substantially rigid cover member movably related with said frame to close overand in marginal alignment with the other frame face. l

PAUL J. NIEMAoK. I 

